Loons-Family: Gaviidae

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica

Common Loon Gavia immer

Grebes-Family: Podicipedidae

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

more Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

Albatross-Family: Diomededidae

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis

Family: Procellariidae

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

Tropicbirds-Family: Phaethontidae

Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda

Boobies-Family: Sulidae

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

Red-footed Booby Sula sula

Pelicans-Family: Pelecanidae

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

more Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants-Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Anhinga-Family: Anhingidae

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebirds-Family: Fregatidae

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Herons-Family: Ardeidae

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Gopher Abatement

Great Egret Ardea alba

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

more Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Tri-colored Heron Egretta tricolor

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron preening Nycticorax nycticorax

Adult Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax violacus

Ibis-Family: Threskiornithidae

White Ibis Eudocimus albus

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

Stork-Family: Ciconiidae

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

New World Vultures-Family: Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Osprey-Family: Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Eagles, Kites & Hawks-Family: Accipitridae

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus

Aerial Prey Transfer

White-tailed Kites in Love

White-tailed Kite in Flight

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Cooper‘s Hawk nestlings Accipiter cooperii

Gray Hawk Asturina nitida

Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga

Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus

Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

'IO (Hawai'ian Hawk) Buteo solitarius

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Light-morph Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Falcons-Family: Falconidae

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Merlin Falco columbarius

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

The 2004 Sodus Bay Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon close encounterFalco peregrinus

Rails-Family: Rallidae

Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris

King Rail Rallus elegans

Sora Porzana carolina

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

American Coot Fulica americana

Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea

Cranes-Family: Gruidae

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Whooping Crane Grus americana

Plovers-Family: Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Pacific Golden- Plover Pluvialis fulva

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

more Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Oystercatchers-Family: Haematopodidae

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus

Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani

Stilt & Avocet-Family: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt in flight Himantopus mexicanus

Even more Black-necked Stilts

“Hawaiian” Stilt Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Sandpipers-Family: Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

"Western" Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda

Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

more Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala

more Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala

Sanderling Calidris alba

more Sanderling Calidris alba

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

more Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata

Red-necked Phalarope, basic plumage Phalaropus lobatus

Red-necked Phalarope, breeding plumage Phalaropus lobatus

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Jaegers, Gulls & Terns-Family: Laridae

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Laughing Gull Larus atricilla

Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

Mew Gull Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

California Gull Larus californicus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens

Western Gull Larus occidentalis

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea

Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Royal Tern Sterna maxima

Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Least Tern Sterna antillarum

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Alcids-Family: Alcidae

Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle

Doves-Family: Columbidae

Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa

Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica

Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata

Inca Dove Columbina inca

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

Family: Psittacidae

Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora

Aztec Parakeet Aratinga astec (nana)

Family: Cuculidae

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani

Barn Owls-Family: Tytonidae

Barn Owl Tyto alba

Owls-Family: Strigidae

Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus

Western Screech-owl Megascops kennicottii

Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa

Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula

more Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

more Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

more Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Nighthawks-Family: Caprimulgidae

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Goatsuckers-Family: Caprimulginae

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Hummingbirds-Family: Trochilidae

Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris

Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina

Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis

Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila

Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae

Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight Archilochus colubris

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri

Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna

Anna's Hummingbird in Flight

Anna's Hummingbird Nestlings

Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae

Trogons-Family: Trogonidae

Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus

Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus

Motmots-Family: Momotidae

Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa

Kingfishers-Family: Alcedinidae

Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana

Family-Ramphastidae

Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus

Woodpeckers-Family: Picidae

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae

White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus

American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Antshrikes-Family: Thamnophilidae

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus

Flycatchers-Family: Tyrannidae

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe

Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax

Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

more Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii

Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

Rose-throated Becard Pachyra mphus aglaiae

Shrikes-Family: Laniidae

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

Vireos-Family: Vireonidae

Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris

Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii

Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior

Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii

Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni

Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis

Jays & Crows-Family: Corvidae

Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis

Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas

more Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas

Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio

Island Scrub Jay Aphelocoma insularis

Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica

Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina

Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli

Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus

Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus

Larks-Family: Alaudidae

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

Swallows-Family: Hirundinidae

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Chickadees & Titmice-Family: Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli

Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri

Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens

Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi

Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor

Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus

Bushtit-Family: Aegithalidae

Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Nuthatch-Family: Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Wrens-Family: Troglodytidae

Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus

Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus

Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Gnatcatchers-Family: Sylviidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps

Thrushes-Family: Turdidae

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi

Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi

White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis

Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Babblers-Family: Timaliidae

Melodious Laughing-thrush Garrulax canorus

Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

White-eyes-Family: Zosteropidae

Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus

Mockingbirds & Thrashers-Family: Mimidae

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus

Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre

Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre

California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum

more California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum

Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale

Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus

Starlings and Allies-Family: Sturnidae

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Wagtails & Pipits-Family: Motacillidae

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

American Pipit Anthus rubescens

Waxwings-Family: Bombycillidae

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Silky-flycatchers-Family: Ptilogonatidae

Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

Warblers-Family: Parulidae

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata

Colima Warbler Vermivora crissalis

Northern Parula Parula americana

Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

Mystery Warbler (hybrid)

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata

Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia

Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi

Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica

Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum

Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus

Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

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Bananaquit Coereba flaveola

Tanagers-Family: Thraupidae

Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

more Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata

White-winged Tanager Spermagra (Piranga) leucoptera

Western Spindalis Spindalis zena

Towhees & Sparrows-Family: Emberizidae

White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola

Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata

Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata

Olive Sparrow Arremenops rufivirgatus

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus

California Towhee Pipilo crissalis

California Towhee nestlings Pipilo crissalis

Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimophila carpalis

Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii

Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus

Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus

Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus

"Sooty" Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

"Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

"Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

Grosbeaks & Buntings-Family: Cardinalidae

Crimson-collared Grosbeak Rhodothraupis celaeno

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

more Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris

Dickcissel Spiza americana

Blackbirds & Orioles-Family: Icteridae

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

A Leucistic Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis

Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus

Troupial Icterus icterus

Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus

Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis

Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis

Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula

Finches-Family: Fringillidae

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis

Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus<

Hawai'ian Honeycreepers and Finches-Family: Drepanidinae

Palila Loxioides bailleui

Hawai'i 'Amakihi Hemignathus virens

I'Iwi Vestiaria coccinea

Estrildid Finches-Family: Est rildidae

Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata

Chestnut Mannikin Lonchura malacca

Weaver Finches-Family: Passeridae

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

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